DEKALB COUNTY, Alabama - DeKalb County deputies arrested Amy
Lynn Shanefelt, 33, and Mary Rachel Waller, 43, on drug charges after
responding to complaints of chemical odors coming from a Whitton residence
Sunday, according to a statement from the Dekalb County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Jimmy Harris said deputies contacted drug task force agents after
they arrived at the residence and found a white bag that contained products
used to make a meth lab and detected a chemical odor.

Drug task force agents found three one-pot meth labs, drug
paraphernalia and ingredients to make meth. Agents found seven more one-pot
meth labs in a dumpster on the property, according to the statement.

Shanefelt and Waller were charged with manufacturing a
controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of
drug paraphernalia.

In a separate incident, deputies arrested 34-year-old Joni
Alajean Posey after initially going to a residence on Highway 176 on Lookout Mountain
to serve a felony warrant, according to the statement.

After noticing a chemical smell in the residence, deputies
gained permission to search the residence and found marijuana, meth, a glass pipe, a
syringe, a metal spoon, coffee filters and small plastic bags, according to the
statement.

Posey was charged with manufacturing a controlled substance,
possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession
of marijuana.